Review of Sons of the Desert (1933) by Sherry L — 05 Aug 2010

So I've always been a Laurel&Hardy-fan girl and will always be (and am proud of it!), and it's a little bit hard to be objective when writing a review of a movie that you have loved to bits ever since childhood. But after having watched Sons of the Desert with some friends, something indicated that it's maybe not just me. Perhaps this is a masterpiece for real! Though I admit the humour may be a little bit aged (not that it bothers me) and a great deal of it is based on Mr. Hardy's face expressions (gosh, he could easily have contested with Louis De Funes), Mr. Laurel's goofy behaviour and some slapstick. The word slapstick has gotten a slightly negative tone nowadays, but I assure you that there actually is quality slapstick in Sons of the Desert.

Mr. Hardy and Mr. Laurel, both members of the fraternity "The Sons of the Desert" and having taken the sacred vow they now must attend at a convention in Chicago, which their wives won't accept. Like in most Laurel & Hardy-movies their wives are not quite the managable type and would rather see their husbands dead then going to Chicago. So rather then getting into trouble Mr. Hardy fakes a "serious" (haha) illness and convinces the wife (played by Mae Bush) they simply MUST have an ocean voyage to Honolulu (they go to Chicago instead of course). But things did screw up badly...

You who have seen this; am a a fan girl or is this really good?

I think this is hilarious! Just love the acting and the characters. Mae Bush is fabulous.